Homeowners Insurer Paid Full Amount Of Claims, Magistrate Judge Concludes

Mealey's (March 27, 2017, 9:39 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A homeowners insurer paid the entire amount it owed to insureds for damage to their home because the insureds failed to offer expert reports to rebut the insurer’s evidence that the unpaid portions were not covered, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled March 22, granting summary judgment to the insurer on a breach of contract claim (Scot Fazio and Dawn Fazio v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., No. 16-1987, E.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41604)....